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Georg Jensen Sølvsmedie, Copenhagen (manufacturer)
Henning Koppel (designer)
Coffee pot designed (1952)
silver, ebony
18.1 × 24.2 × 13.5 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1969
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Coffee pot
designed (1952)
Medium
silver, ebony
Measurements
18.1 × 24.2 × 13.5 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1969
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
Henning Koppel was one of the most innovative silver designers of the mid twentieth century. His strikingly original designs are remarkable in the way they temper the strict rules of functionalism with organic, lifelike shapes. His aim was to make everyday objects beautiful as well as practical. Koppel was a master of abstraction, emphasising the sculptural qualities rather than surface ornament of a piece. His designs paid utmost respect to the handcraft tradition; each form was carefully raised, planished and polished to achieve a lustre that fully complimented its sleek, curvilinear volumes.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Copenhagen, Denmark
Inscription
punched in base c.: DESSIN / HK (in an oval) / DENMARK GEORG / JENSEN (GEORG / JENSEN in a dotted oval) STERLING/ 1051
Accession Number
D15-1969
Department
International Decorative Arts
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